Kilauea Volcano Lava Inches Closer to Pahoa Marketplace
Lava from Kilauea Volcano stopped short of hitting Pahoa Marketplace on Christmas day but it has resumed its movement an…
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Fairy Chimneys: Cappadocia, Turkey
The Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia are towering, cone-shaped rock formations that have become a symbol of Turkey. These oth…
Seismic Facies Analysis
Seismic facies are "mappable, three dimensional seismic units composed of groups of reflections whose parameters …
Marine Fossils Modes of Life or Habitat
Fossils provide crucial insights into past environments and ecosystems, helping scientists understand how life and the Earth…
Photographs in the Geological Works
Photographs are a key part of most geological fieldwork. They can serve as an aide memoire , be used for image analys…
Facies And Facies Sequences
Facies Facies is a body of rock with specific characteristics. It is properly defined on the basis of color, bedding, co…
The Terminology of a Fold
Folds are common geological structures that form when rock layers are bent or deformed due to tectonic forces. They can be …
Magmatic processes
Magmatic processes are the dynamic and fascinating series of events that lead to the formation, evolution, and eventual so…
Two Brilliant Tourmalines on Cleavelandite Blades
The Mineral Gallery, Inc. Gorgeous specimen featuring two brilliant Tourmalines on Cleavelandite blades! The larg…
Origin of moon's 'ocean of storms' revealed
A topographic map of the Moon (low elevations in purple, high in red) shows extensive lava flows in Oceanus Procellarum.…
Geologic Time Scale: Eons, Eras, Periods and Epochs
The geologic time scale is a system of chronological classification used to organize and subdivide Earth's history. It …
Magma plumbing found buried below moon's largest dark spot
Buried rift features, detected through gravity mapping, are seen superimposed on a full moon. Scientists have fo…
Mantle plumes crack continents
In some parts of the Earth, material rises upwards like a column from the boundary layer of Earth's core and the low…